Game #3970
Aston Villa
Monday, 31 August 1987
Drew
20th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 16,282
Manchester City
Villa Park
Villa put in an improved performance and take the lead through a 25 yarder from Kevin Gage but are pegged back in the second half by fellow relegated side City to sit 20th in the second division table after four games.
Aston Villa
1-1
Manchester City
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 31 August 1987
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-0, Kevin Gage
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City), Ian Scott
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Persistent fouling
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Dangerous tackle
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa remain winless in the second tier as centre forward Simon Stainrod made his final appearance for Villa aged 28 before moving on to Stoke City in December 1987 for £90,000 as Graham Taylor’s restructure began. Stainrod played for Villa between 1985-86 and 1987-88 making 81 appearances and scoring 27 goals.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Manchester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Monday, 31 August 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Alf Buksh | 🏴 | London, 1983–1993
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 4 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 2 🟥 2 | 0.50
Career Form:
Relegation
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Buksh | 🏴 | London, 1983–1993
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Alf Buksh
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Manchester City
None
TEAM NEWS
Mark Burke and Steve Hunt replace Tony Daley and Neale Cooper.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.92 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 31.09 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Burke | 🏴 | 18.56 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Mel Machin | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔴 |
Manchester City
GK Eric Nixon | 🏴 |
LB Andy Hinchcliffe | 🏴 |
CB Steve Redmond | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Clements | 🏴 |
RB Ian Brightwell | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman (ex) | 🏴 |
M Paul Stewart | 🏴 |
M Ian Scott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Neil McNab | 🏴 |
W David White | 🏴 |
CF Tony Adcock | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"The biggest problem is that they have got too used to losing,
"They have continually been under the hammer and I have not made it particularly easy for them. But they deserve a little bit of credit today.
“You can't keep on bashing people for ever.
“[But] I do think they have been trying to run before they can walk.
”If things go wrong they tend to run all over the place trying to put it right.
'They want to play their football before they have got their basics right.
“But all I want to see is the shape of the team right first."
Graham Taylor.
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